Method and equipment for determining transmitting resources in V2X communication

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5 th -Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4 t h-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). A method for determining transmitting resources in vehicle to vehicle/pedestrian/infrastructure/network (V2X) communication is provided. The method includes determining, by a user equipment (UE), a set {t i } consisting of configurable V2X subframes within one system frame period, by the UE, determining information about a bitmap for configuring a resource pool, determining, in the set {t i }, subframes belonging to the resource pool, by the UE, selecting, after resource reselection, the position of a resource for initial transmission, determining, in the resource pool, the subframe position of the reserved resource according to a resource reservation subframe interval Prsv and the number of resource reservations, readjusting the position of the reserved resource when a certain condition is satisfied, and transmitting, by the UE, a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) on the determined resource for initial transmission and the reserved resource.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This application is a continuation application of prior application Ser.No. 15/721,005, filed on Sep. 29, 2017, which was based on and claimedpriority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) a Chinese patent application filed onSep. 30, 2016 in the State Intellectual Property Office of the People'sRepublic of China and assigned Serial number 201610875441.5, of aChinese patent application filed on Oct. 13, 2016 in the StateIntellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China andassigned Serial number 201610895260.9, of a Chinese patent applicationfiled on Mar. 17, 2017 in the State Intellectual Property Office of thePeople's Republic of China and assigned Serial number 201710161151.9,and of a Chinese patent application filed on Mar. 24, 2017 in the StateIntellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China andassigned Serial number 201710182812.6 the entire disclosure of each ofwhich is hereby incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of mobilecommunications. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to amethod and equipment for determining transmitting resources in vehicleto vehicle/pedestrian/infrastructure/network (V2X) communication.

BACKGROUND

To meet the demand for wireless data traffic having increased sincedeployment of 4G communication systems, efforts have been made todevelop an improved 5G or pre-5G communication system. Therefore, the 5Gor pre-5G communication system is also called a ‘Beyond 4G Network’ or a‘Post LTE System’. The 5G communication system is considered to beimplemented in higher frequency (mmWave) bands, e.g., 60 GHz bands, soas to accomplish higher data rates. To decrease propagation loss of theradio waves and increase the transmission distance, the beamforming,massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), Full Dimensional MIMO(FD-MIMO), array antenna, an analog beam forming, large scale antennatechniques are discussed in 5G communication systems. In addition, in 5Gcommunication systems, development for system network improvement isunder way based on advanced small cells, cloud Radio Access Networks(RANs), ultra-dense networks, device-to-device (D2D) communication,wireless backhaul, moving network, cooperative communication,Coordinated Multi-Points (CoMP), reception-end interference cancellationand the like. In the 5G system, Hybrid FSK and QAM Modulation (FQAM) andsliding window superposition coding (SWSC) as an advanced codingmodulation (ACM), and filter bank multi carrier (FBMC), non-orthogonalmultiple access(NOMA), and sparse code multiple access (SCMA) as anadvanced access technology have been developed.

The Internet, which is a human centered connectivity network wherehumans generate and consume information, is now evolving to the Internetof Things (IoT) where distributed entities, such as things, exchange andprocess information without human intervention. The Internet ofEverything (IoE), which is a combination of the IoT technology and theBig Data processing technology through connection with a cloud server,has emerged. As technology elements, such as “sensing technology”,“wired/wireless communication and network infrastructure”, “serviceinterface technology”, and “Security technology” have been demanded forIoT implementation, a sensor network, a Machine-to-Machine (M2M)communication, Machine Type Communication (MTC), and so forth have beenrecently researched. Such an IoT environment may provide intelligentInternet technology services that create a new value to human life bycollecting and analyzing data generated among connected things. IoT maybe applied to a variety of fields including smart home, smart building,smart city, smart car or connected cars, smart grid, health care, smartappliances and advanced medical services through convergence andcombination between existing Information Technology (IT) and variousindustrial applications.

In line with this, various attempts have been made to apply 5Gcommunication systems to IoT networks. For example, technologies such asa sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), andMachine-to-Machine (M2M) communication may be implemented bybeamforming, MIMO, and array antennas. Application of a cloud RadioAccess Network (RAN) as the above-described Big Data processingtechnology may also be considered to be as an example of convergencebetween the 5G technology and the IoT technology.

Due to its great potential value in the public security field and theordinary civil communication field, the device to device (D2D)communication technology has been standardized in the 3rd generationpartnership project (3GPP). In the 3GPP standard, the directcommunication link between devices is referred as a sidelink, which issimilar to an uplink and a downlink. A control channel and a datachannel exit on the sideline, which are referred as a physical sidelinkcontrol channel (PSCCH) and a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH),respectively. The PSCCH is used to indicate information, such as thelocation of time-frequency domain resources for PSSCH transmission, themodulation and coding scheme, and the receiving destination ID for thePSSCH. The PSSCH is used for bearing data.

Since the standardized D2D communication in the 3GPP is mainly specificto low-speed terminals, as well as services having lower requirements onthe time delay sensitivity and receiving reliability, the realized D2Dfunctions are far unable to meet the user demands. Accordingly, based onthe current D2D broadcast communication mechanism, the 3GPP furtherrealizes the standardization of some functions of low-delay andhigh-reliability direct communications between high-speed equipment's,between a high-speed equipment and a low-speed equipment and between ahigh-speed equipment and a static equipment (i.e., vehicle tovehicle/pedestrian/infrastructure/network (V2X)). Therefore, thesidelink communication in the 3GPP at present comprises two differentmodes: D2D and V2X.

In the present standardized V2X system, the PSCCH and the PSSCH aretransmitted within their respective resource pools, wherein the resourcepool is determined by a set of subframes and a set of same physicalresource blocks (PRBs) on each subframe belonging to the resource pool.In addition, the PSCCH resource pools and the PSSCH resource pools areone-to-one bound to each other. For example, the PSSCH resourcesindicated by a PSCCH transmitted within a PSCCH resource pool belong toa PSSCH resource pool bound to this PSCCH resource pool. In the presentV2X, the bounding PSCCH resource pool and PSSCH resource pool aredetermined by a same bitmap, and the sets of PRBs contained in the tworesource pools can be overlapped.

Bits in a bitmap for configuring a set of subframes in the resource poolmay be mapped onto only a part of subframes. For example, if a sidelinksynchronization signal (SLSS) transmission subframe is configured on acurrent carrier in which the V2X runs, the SLSS subframe should beskipped during the mapping of the bitmap to the subframes. Hereinafter,subframes capable of mapping with bits in a bitmap are referred asconfigurable V2X subframes. A set of configurable V2X subframes withinone system frame period (i.e., 10240 subframes) is denoted by {t_(i)},where 0≤t_(i)<10240, indicating the actual subframe number of aconfigurable V2X subframe within the system frame period; 0≤i<M,indicating a relative number of the configurable V2X subframe t_(i) inthe set {t_(i)}; and M denotes the total number of configurable V2Xsubframes within one system. It is assumed that the length of a bitmapfor configuring a resource pool is B, then for any subframe t_(j) in theset {t_(i)}, if the (mod (j,B))^(th) bit in the bitmap is 1, it isindicated that the subframe t_(j) belongs to the resource poolconfigured by the bitmap, where mod(⋅) denotes a modulo operation, andthe index of the bitmap starts from 0. In the current standardized V2Xsystem, the length of a bitmap for configuring a resource pool can be16, 20 or 100.

Since the V2X communication services have natural periodicity, asemi-static resource occupation mechanism is introduced into the currentstandardized V2X system. According to this mechanism, if a userequipment (UE) (a UE performing V2X communication, similarlyhereinafter) schedules a PSSCH frequency domain resource on a subframet_(n) for the transmission of a current transmission block (TB) througha PSCCH, the UE can reserve a same frequency domain resource on asubframe t_(n−Prsv) for the transmission of the next TB through thisPSCCH, wherein Prsv is the resource reservation subframe interval, thevalue of which is indicated by a specified bit in the PSCCH and is anintegral multiple of Pm, wherein Pm is the granularity of the resourcereservation subframe interval currently configured by the system, forexample, the Pm is equal to 100. This mechanism proposes certainrequirements on the distribution of subframes within the PSSCH resourcepool. For example, if the subframe tn belongs to the PSSCH resource poolfor the current transmission by the UE, the subframe t_(n+Prsv) shouldalso belong to this PSSCH resource pool, or otherwise the UE is unableto transmit the PSSCH on the reserved subframe.

Since, in scenarios for the current standardized V2X system, the V2Xcommunication can occupy all subframes in the set {t_(i)}, all bits inthe bitmap for configuring a resource pool can be 1. Thus, therequirements on the distribution of subframes in the resource pool asdescribed above can be satisfied. However, in the subsequent enhancedV2X versions, the V2X communication may share a same carrier with othertypes of communications, for example, the V2X communication and theuplink communication can be multiplexed on a same carrier by timedivision. In order to ensure the performance of two or more types ofcommunications, it is unable to use all configurable V2X subframes forV2X communication. In this case, if the length of a bitmap forconfiguring the PSSCH resource pool is not a divisor or multiple of Pm,for example, when the length is 16, it is unable to satisfy therequirements on the distribution of subframes in the resource poolwithin the same system frame period. And, if the length of the bitmap isnot a divisor of M, for example, when M=10176 and when the length of thebitmap is 16, 20 or 100, within different system frame periods, thedistribution of subframes in the resource pool will change, and it isthus unable to satisfy the requirements on the distribution of subframesin the resource pool.

It can be known from the above analysis that, if the V2X communicationshares a same carrier with other types of communications, since the V2Xcommunication is unable to use all configurable V2X subframes, withinboth a same system frame period and different system frame periods, thedistribution of subframes in the resource pool may be unable to satisfyrequirements on the reservation of resources in the V2X communication.However, there has been no ideal technical solution on how to addressthis issue.

The above information is presented as background information only toassist with an understanding of the present disclosure. No determinationhas been made, and no assertion is made, as to whether any of the abovemight be applicable as prior art with regard to the present disclosure.

SUMMARY

Aspects of the present disclosure are to address at least theabove-mentioned problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at leastthe advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of the presentdisclosure is to provide a method and equipment for determiningtransmitting resources in V2X communication.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a user equipment(UE) determines a set {t_(i)} of configurable V2X subframes within onesystem frame period, determines information about a bitmap forconfiguring a resource pool, and determines, in the set {t_(i)},subframes belonging to the resource pool, selects, after resourcereselection, the position of a resource for initial transmission,determines, in the resource pool, the subframe position of the reservedresource according to a resource reservation subframe interval Prsv andthe number of resource reservations, readjusts the position of thereserved resource when a certain condition is satisfied, and transmits aphysical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) on the determined resource forinitial transmission and the reserved resource.

In an implementation, when determining the set {t_(i)}, the UE can firstexclude a part of subframes within the system frame period in one of thefollowing five methods to determine a set {i′}:

Procedure 1: excluding subframes configured for sidelink synchronizationsignal (SLSS) transmission within the system frame period, and furtherexcluding time division duplexing (TDD) downlink subframes and specialsubframes on a TDD carrier,

Procedure 2: excluding subframes configured for SLSS transmission andsubframes configured for cell-specific sound reference signal (SRS)transmission within the system frame period, and further excluding TDDdownlink subframes and special subframes on a TDD carrier,

Procedure 3: excluding subframes configured for SLSS transmission,subframes configured for cell-specific SRS transmission and subframesconfigured for physical random access channel (PRACH) transmissionwithin the system frame period, and further excluding TDD downlinksubframes and special subframes on a TDD carrier,

Procedure 4: excluding subframes configured for SLSS transmission,subframes configured for cell-specific SRS transmission and subframesreserved for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission withinthe system frame period, and further excluding TDD downlink subframesand special subframes on a TDD carrier, and

Procedure 5: excluding subframes configured for SLSS transmission,subframes configured for cell-specific SRS transmission, subframesconfigured for PRACH transmission and subframes reserved for PUSCHtransmission within the system frame period, and further excluding TDDdownlink subframes and special subframes on a TDD carrier.

In an implementation, the set {t_(i)} of configurable V2X subframeswithin one system frame period consists of subframes, within one systemframe period, other than subframes for SLSS transmission and downlinksubframes on a TDD carrier.

In an implementation, the UE further excludes subframes having an indexvalue of δ+j×Δ in the set {i′}, where M′ is the size of the set {i′},and j=0,1,2, . . . , Mod(M′, B)−1, Δ=└M′/mod(M′, B)┘, 0≤δ<└M′/mod(M′,B)┘, and a specific value is configured by an evolved Node B (eNB),pre-configured or defined by the standard, and, B is the length of thebitmap for configuring the resource pool.

In an implementation, first B-mod(M,B) bits of the bitmap forconfiguring the resource pool determined by the UE should be the same aslast B-mod(M,B) bits of this bitmap, where B is the length of the bitmapfor configuring the resource pool and M is the number of elements in theset {t_(i)}.

In an implementation, within each system frame period, the UE maps thebitmap for configuring the resource pool onto subframes belonging to theset {t_(i)} within this system frame period according to a specialbitmap mapping offset Δ_(t) of this system frame.

In an implementation, at a moment t, mapping, starting from the(Δ_(t))^(th) bit, the bitmap onto subframes belonging to the set {t_(i)}within the system frame, where t denotes the universal time coordinated(UTC) of the current moment, Δ_(t)=mod(└(t−T_(ref))/10.24┘×M, B), andΔ_(t) is a bitmap mapping offset used by the current system frameperiod, and, T_(ref) denotes a particular UTC reference time point.

In an implementation, for any subframe t_(j) in the set {t_(i)}, if the(mod (j+Δ_(t), B))^(th) bit of the bitmap is 1, it is indicated thatsubframe t_(j) belongs to a resource pool configured by the bitmap.

In an implementation, T_(ref) is greenwich mean time (GMT) 00:00:00 onJan. 1, 1900, or configured by an eNB.

In an implementation, the UE acquires the bitmap mapping offset Δ usedby the current system frame by receiving a broadcast message from an eNBor a physical sideline broadcast channel (PSBCH) transmitted by areference synchronization source UE, and, at the UTC time t, the UEmaps, starting from the ({tilde over (Δ)}_(t))^(th) bit, the bitmap ontosubframes belonging to the set {t_(i)} within the system frame, where{tilde over (Δ)}_(t)=mod(mod(└t−{tilde over (T)}_(ref))/10.24┘×M, B)+Δ,B), {tilde over (T)}_(ref) denotes the UTC time when the UE receives asignaling indicative of the bitmap mapping offset by a synchronizationsource the last time, and Δ is the bitmap mapping offset indicated bythe synchronization source received by the UE the last time.

In an implementation, the value of resource reservation subframeinterval granularity Pm used by the UE is an integer, closest to 100,which can be exactly divided by B.

In an implementation, the UE determines a value of Pm according to thesize M of the set {t_(i)}, i.e., Pm=100×┌M/10240┐ or Pm=100×└M/10240┘,or, Pm=100×┌(the number of uplink subframes within one systemframe−X)/10┐ or Pm=100×└(the number of uplink subframes within onesystem frame−X)/10┘.

If the subframes within the system frame period are excluded in theprocedure 1, X=0, if the subframes within the system frame period areexcluded in the procedure 2, X is the number of subframes configured forcell-specific SRS transmission within the system frame, if the subframeswithin the system frame period are excluded in the procedure 3, X is thenumber of subframes configured for cell-specific SRS transmission andPRACH transmission within the system frame, if the subframes within thesystem frame period are excluded in the procedure 4, X is the totalnumber of subframes configured for cell-specific SRS transmission andsubframes reserved for PUSCH transmission within the system frame, and,if the subframes within the system frame period are excluded in theprocedure 5, X is the total number of subframes configured forcell-specific SRS transmission, subframes configured for PRACHtransmission and subframes reserved for PUSCH transmission within thesystem frame.

In an implementation, if B=16, Pm=96, and, if B=20 or 100, Pm=100.

In an implementation, if a UE physical layer receives a PSSCH schedulinggrant indicated by a UE higher layer, the PSSCH scheduling grantschedules a PS SCH frequency-domain resource sets on a subframe t_(n)for current TB transmission, and the resource reservation subframeinterval is Prsv, if the UE determines, according to the number ofresource reservations indicated by the PSSCH scheduling grant, that asubframe m for the j^(th) resource reservation does not belong to theresource pool determined in operation 220, or if only subframes for SLSStransmission are excluded from the set {t_(i)} and the subframe m is aTDD downlink subframe or a subframe of other types unavailable for V2Xtransmission although the subframe m belongs to the resource pooldetermined in operation 220, the UE readjusts the subframe position ofthe reserved resource in one or more of the following three methods:

Procedure 1: the UE adjusts the position of the j^(th) reserved resourceto a first subframe belonging to the current resource pool after thesubframe m, and regards a same frequency-domain resources set s on thissubframe as an available PSSCH transmission resource,

Procedure 2: the UE adjusts the position of the j^(th) reserved resourceto a first subframe belonging to the current resource pool before thesubframe m, and regards a same frequency-domain resources set s on thissubframe as an available PSSCH transmission resource, and

Procedure 3: the UE randomly selects a subframe belonging to the currentresource pool within a range of subframes [m+x,m+y], and regards a samefrequency-domain resources set s on this subframe as an available PSSCHtransmission resource, where all subframes within the range [m+x,m+y]belong to a same system frame period, and both x and y are integers.

In an implementation, if a subframe for a PSSCH transmission resourcecurrently selected by the UE is a transmission interval, and an uplinkdata center interconnection (DCI) received by the UE indicates that theUE transmits a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) on this subframe,the UE preferentially transmits the PUSCH and gives up transmitting thePSSCH, and if a subframe for a PSSCH transmission resource currentlyselected by the UE is not a transmission interval, and an uplink DCIreceived by the UE indicates that the UE transmits a PUSCH on thissubframe, the UE guarantees to transmit the PUSCH and gives uptransmitting the PUSCH.

In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, anequipment for determining transmitting resources in vehicle tovehicle/pedestrian/infrastructure/network (V2X) communication isprovided. The equipment includes a resource pool determination deviceconfigured to determine a set {t_(i)} of configurable V2X subframes anddetermine subframes contained in a resource pool in the set {t_(i)}according to a bitmap for configuring the resource pool, a reservedresource determination device configured to select, after resourcereselection, the position of a resource for initial transmission,determine, in the resource pool, the subframe position of the reservedresource according to a resource reservation subframe interval Prsv andthe number of resource reservations, and readjusts the position of thereserved resource when a certain condition is satisfied, and a PSSCHtransmission device configured to transmit a PSSCH on the resource forinitial transmission and the reserved resource.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a UE determines a set{t_(i)} of configurable V2X subframes within one system frame period,determines information about a bitmap for configuring a resource pool,determines, in the set {t_(i)}, subframes belonging to the resourcepool, selects, after resource reselection, the position of a resourcefor initial transmission, determines, in the resource pool, the subframeposition of the reserved resource according to a resource reservationsubframe interval Prsv and the number of resource reservations,readjusts the position of the reserved resource when a certain conditionis satisfied, and transmits a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH)on the determined resource for initial transmission and the reservedresource. With a small standard alteration and a small increase in theimplementation complexity, the method can improve the performance of theV2X communication.

Other aspects, advantages, and salient features of the disclosure willbecome apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detaileddescription, which, taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings,discloses various embodiments of the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certainembodiments of the present disclosure will be more apparent from thefollowing description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of implementation operations according to anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a first method for adjusting a positionof reserved resources according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of features of a bitmap for configuring aresource pool according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an equipment for determiningtransmitting resources according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

Throughout the drawings, like reference numerals will be understood torefer to like parts, components, and structures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings isprovided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of variousembodiments of the present disclosure as defined by the claims and theirequivalents. It includes various specific details to assist in thatunderstanding but these are to be regarded as merely exemplary.Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize thatvarious changes and modifications of the various embodiments describedherein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of thepresent disclosure. In addition, descriptions of well-known functionsand constructions may be omitted for clarity and conciseness.

The terms and words used in the following description and claims are notlimited to the bibliographical meanings, but, are merely used by theinventor to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the presentdisclosure. Accordingly, it should be apparent to those skilled in theart that the following description of various embodiments of the presentdisclosure is provided for illustration purpose only and not for thepurpose of limiting the present disclosure as defined by the appendedclaims and their equivalents.

It is to be understood that the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the”include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.Thus, for example, reference to “a component surface” includes referenceto one or more of such surfaces.

By the term “substantially” it is meant that the recited characteristic,parameter, or value need not be achieved exactly, but that deviations orvariations, including for example, tolerances, measurement error,measurement accuracy limitations and other factors known to those ofskill in the art, may occur in amounts that do not preclude the effectthe characteristic was intended to provide.

To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of thepresent application clearer, the present application will be furtherdescribed below in details by various embodiments with reference to theaccompanying drawings.

In the following description, unless otherwise stated, the subframe is asubframe in a set {t_(i)}, and the subframe interval or subframerepetition interval is an interval between subframes in the set {t_(i)}.

In the current standardized vehicle tovehicle/pedestrian/infrastructure/network (V2X) system, a transmittinguser equipment (UE) will reserve transmitting resources for the nexttransmission block (TB) at a certain subframe interval (i.e., Prsv), andthe Prsv is an integral multiple of Pm. And, in the current standardizedV2X system, the length of a bitmap for configuring a resource pool canbe 16, 20 or 100, and not all those values of the length are divisors ofPm and M. Therefore, it is difficult to ensure that the repetitioninterval between subframes in the resource pool configured by the bitmapis always Pm within one or more system frame periods, and eventually,the resource reserved for the subframe interval by the UE according toan integral multiple of Pm may fall into a subframe beyond the currentresource pool, and in this case, the performance of the system isinfluenced. Therefore, the present application proposes a method fordetermining transmitting resources, as shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of implementation operations according to anembodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1, in operation 110, a UE determines a set {t_(i)}composed of configurable V2X subframes within one system frame period.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE determines the numberof configurable V2X subframes according to the configuration of thecurrent carrier, so as to determine the set {t_(i)}, the number ofsubframes in the set {t_(i)} being denoted by M. Wherein, the type ofsubframes, in one system frame, not belonging to configurable V2Xsubframes is defined by the standard or configured by an evolved Node B(eNB). For example, subframes of this type can comprise subframes forsidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) transmission, downlink subframeson a time division duplexing (TDD) carrier, or more.

In operation 120, the UE determines specific information about a bitmapfor configuring a resource pool, and determines, in the set {t_(i)},subframes belonging to the resource pool.

In the present application, the UE determines specific information abouta bitmap for configuring a resource pool according to thepre-configuration or a configuration signaling of the eNB. The specificinformation about the bitmap comprises the length B of the bitmap andthe specific value of each bit in the bitmap. The procedure for the UEto determine a resource pool according to the bitmap and the set {t_(i)}is the same as the procedure described in the Background.

In operation 130, the UE selects, after resource reselection, theposition of a resource for initial transmission, determines, in theresource pool, the subframe position of the reserved resource accordingto a resource reservation subframe interval Prsv and the number ofresource reservations, and readjusts the position of the reservedresource when a certain condition is satisfied.

The UE selects, after resource reselection, the position of a resourcefor initial transmission; then the UE physical layer determines eachsubframe position of the reserved resource according to the resourcereservation subframe interval Prsv determined by the UE higher layer andthe number of resource reservations; and if the subframe for a certainresource reserved at Prsv does not belong to the resource pooldetermined by the UE in operation 120, the UE readjusts this reservedresource to another subframe belonging to the current resource pool.

In operation 140, the UE transmits a physical sidelink shared channel(PSSCH) on the determined resource for initial transmission and on thereserved resource.

In the present application, if the UE needs to transmit both a PSSCH andan uplink channel on a certain subframe, the UE should transmit thechannel with the highest priority in a certain priority order.

To understand the present application conveniently, the technicalsolutions of the present application will be further and specificallydescribed below by specific application situations in an inter-equipmentinteraction mode.

Embodiment 1

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a first method for adjusting a positionof reserved resources according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, during the resourcereservation performed by the UE, the resource reservation subframeinterval Prsv is independent of the length of a bitmap for configuring aresource pool. If the subframe for a certain resource reserved by the UEat an interval Prsv does not belong to the currently determined resourcepool, the UE reselects the subframe position of the reserved resource.The specific implementation operations are as follows.

Referring to FIG. 2, in operation 210, a UE determines a set {t_(i)}composed of configurable V2X subframes within one system frame period.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE determines the numberof configurable V2X subframes according to the configuration of thecurrent carrier, so as to determine the set {t_(i)}, the number ofsubframes in the set {t_(i)} being denoted by M. Wherein, the type ofsubframes, in one system frame, not belonging to configurable V2Xsubframes is defined by the standard or configured by an eNB. Forexample, subframes of this type can comprise subframes for SLSStransmission, downlink subframes on a TDD carrier, or more.Alternatively, subframes of this type only comprise subframes for SLSStransmission.

Operation 220: The UE determines specific information about a bitmap forconfiguring a resource pool, and determines, in the set {t_(i)},subframes belonging to the resource pool.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE determines specificinformation about a bitmap for configuring a resource pool according tothe pre-configuration or a configuration signaling of the eNB. Thespecific information about the bitmap comprises the length B of thebitmap and the specific value of each bit in the bitmap. The procedurefor the UE to determine a resource pool according to the bitmap and theset {t_(i)} is the same as the procedure described in the Background.

Operation 230: The UE selects, after resource reselection, the positionof a resource for initial transmission, determines, in the resourcepool, the subframe position of the reserved resource according to aresource reservation subframe interval Prsv and the number of resourcereservations, and readjusts the position of the reserved resource when acertain condition is satisfied.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, if only a small number ofsubframes within a system frame period are excluded from the set{t_(i)}, for example, if only the subframe for SLSS is excluded, and ifthere are other subframes that cannot be configured for V2X, those othersubframes that cannot be configured for V2X have no influence on the set{t_(i)}. Because only a small number of subframes are excluded, andduring the resource reservation, although the reservation intervalindicates the number of subframes belonging to the set {t_(i)}, thenumber of subframes corresponding to an absolute time of this intervalis not much different from the number of subframes in the set {t_(i)}indicated by the reservation interval. In this case, the value of Pm canbe determined according to the typical time delay requirements of theV2X data packets. For example, Pm is equal to 100.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the set {t_(i)} isdetermined, one or more of the following types of subframes can be firstexcluded, i.e., subframes configured for cell-specific sound referencesignal (SRS) transmission; subframes configured for physical randomaccess channel (PRACH) transmission; subframes reserved for physicaluplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission; and TDD downlink subframesand special subframes, on a TDD carrier. Preferably, a part of subframeswithin the system frame period can be first excluded in one of thefollowing five Methods:

Procedure 1: excluding subframes configured for SLSS transmission withinthe system frame period, and further excluding TDD downlink subframesand special subframes on a TDD carrier;

Procedure 2: excluding subframes configured for SLSS transmission andsubframes configured for cell-specific SRS transmission within thesystem frame period, and further excluding TDD downlink subframes andspecial subframes on a TDD carrier;

Procedure 3: excluding subframes configured for SLSS transmission,subframes configured for cell-specific SRS transmission and subframesconfigured for PRACH transmission within the system frame period, andfurther excluding TDD downlink subframes and special subframes on a TDDcarrier;

Procedure 4: excluding subframes configured for SLSS transmission,subframes configured for cell-specific SRS transmission and subframesreserved for PUSCH transmission within the system frame period, andfurther excluding TDD downlink subframes and special subframes on a TDDcarrier; and

Procedure 5: excluding subframes configured for SLSS transmission,subframes configured for cell-specific SRS transmission, subframesconfigured for PRACH transmission and subframes reserved for PUSCHtransmission within the system frame period, and further excluding TDDdownlink subframes and special subframes on a TDD carrier.

Wherein, the UE determines the position of a subframe reserved for SLSStransmission by receiving a signaling from an eNB or by pre-configuringor by defining according to the standard. The position of a subframereserved for PUSCH transmission can be indicated by the eNB by a bitmap,to conveniently ensure the periods of the subframes reserved for PUSCHtransmission and ensure the hybrid automatic repeat request round triptime (HARQ RTT) in accordance with PUSCH transmission.

It is assumed that the number of the remaining subframes after theexclusion of this part of subframes is M′ and the set formed by thispart of subframes is {t_(i)′}, then Mod(M′, B) subframes are furtherexcluded and the remaining subframes form a set {t_(i)}. According tothis method, it can be determined that the final number M of subframesin the set {t_(i)} can be exactly divided by B. In this way, the changein the period of subframes in the resource pool is avoided when crossingthe boundary of the system frame. Wherein, the Mod(M′, B) subframes thatare further excluded can be distributed in the set {t_(i)′} at an equalinterval. For example, the Mod(M′, B) subframes that are furtherexcluded can be subframes, in the set {t_(i)′}, having an index value(it refers to a relative index of a subframe in the set {t_(i)′}) ofδ+j×Δ, where j=0,1,2, . . . , Mod(M′, B)−1; Δ=└M′/mod(M′, B)┘; and0≤δ<└M′/mod(M′, B)┘, and a specific value is configured by an eNB,pre-configured or defined by the standard. Alternatively, the Mod(M′, B)that are further excluded can be subframes, in the set {t_(i′)}, havingan index value (it refers to a relative index of a subframe in the set{t_(i)′}) of δ+└j·M′/mod(M′, B)┘, where j=0,1,2, . . . , Mod(M′, B)−1;and 0≤δ<└M′/mod(M′, B)┘, and a specific value is configured by an eNB,pre-configured or defined by the standard. In this way, the case inwhich the Mod(M′, B) subframes that are further excluded are successivein terms of absolute time, which results in too large transmission delayof some V2X data packets, can be avoided.

If a large number of subframes within the system frame period areexcluded from the set {t_(i)}, and during the resource reservation, thereservation interval indicates the number of subframes belonging to theset {t_(i)}, the number of subframes corresponding to the absolute timeof this interval may be much greater than the number of subframes in theset {t_(i)} indicated by the reservation interval. Since the typicaltime delay of V2X data packets is required to be 100 ms, the absolutetime corresponding to the reservation interval should be as close aspossible to 100 ms. Therefore, in this case, the value of Pm can beadjusted according to the number of subframes excluded from the set{t_(i)} relative to the whole system frame period, to make it less than100.

According to a first implementation of an embodiment of the presentdisclosure, the UE determines the value of Pm according to the size M ofthe set {t_(i)}, i.e., Pm=100×┌M/10240┐ or Pm=100×└M/10240┘.

According to a second implementation of the present application,Pm=100×┌(the number of uplink subframes within one system frame−X)/10┐or Pm=100×└(the number of uplink subframes within one systemframe−X)/10┘. For example, for an frequency division duplex (FDD)system, if the subframes within the system frame period are excluded inthe procedure 1, X=0; if the subframes within the system frame periodare excluded in the procedure 2, X is the number of subframes configuredfor cell-specific SRS transmission within the system frame; if thesubframes within the system frame period are excluded in the procedure3, X is the total number of subframes configured for cell-specific SRStransmission and PRACH transmission within the system frame; if thesubframes within the system frame period are excluded in the procedure4, X is the total number of subframes configured for cell-specific SRStransmission and subframes reserved for PUSCH transmission within thesystem frame; and, if the subframes within the system frame period areexcluded in the procedure 5, X is the total number of subframesconfigured for cell-specific SRS transmission, subframes configured forPRACH transmission and subframes reserved for PUSCH transmission withinthe system frame. For example, for a TDD system, procedure 1 is used.For TDD uplink and downlink configuration 2, only 1/5 of subframes areuplink subframes in each system frame. Then, if only TDD downlinksubframes, special subframes and subframes configured for SLSStransmission are excluded from the set {t_(i)}, the value of Pm is about20.

According to a third implementation of the present application, thevalues determined in the first implementation and the secondimplementation are further adjusted, to make it a multiple orsubmultiple of B. For example, if the value generated in the firstimplementation or the second implementation is Pm′, according to thevalue of B, it is determined that Pm=α×B, where a is an integer or afraction that allows α×B being not greater than but closest to Pm′. Forexample, if Pm′=50 while B=16, α should be equal to 3, and Pm=48; and ifPm′=50 while B=100, a should be equal to ½, and Pm=50.

According to a fourth implementation of the present application,Pm=100×┌(L−X)/L┐ or Pm=100×└(L−x)/L┘. Here, the number of subframes notconfigured for V2X transmission within a period of time having a lengthof L is X The length L can be a predefined value, or a value configuredby a higher-layer signaling, or pre-configured, or determined by the UE.For example, L can be equal to 100. Alternatively, the length L can bedetermined according to the repetition period of subframes of the typesto be excluded when determining the set {t_(i)}. For example, for SRS,its period may be 2, 5, 10, 20, 40 80, 160 or 320 ms; and for PRACH, itsperiod may be 10 ms or 20 ms. For uplink data, it is possible to use abitmap to configure a bitmap of subframes that can be used for uplinktransmission, and the repetition period of the subframes is equal to thelength of the bitmap. For example, for FDD, the length of the bitmap is40. For TDD, the length of the bitmap depends upon the TDD uplink anddownlink configuration. For example, for TDD uplink and downlinkconfiguration 0-6, the length of the bitmap can be 70, 20, 20, 20, 20,20 and 60. X denotes the number of subframes not configured for V2Xtransmission within a period of time having a length of L. Since thereare a small proportion of subframes occupied by SLSS transmission, thesubframes for SLSS can be ignored during the calculation of X.Alternatively, the subframes for SLSS can also be considered during thecalculation of X, for example, L is allowed to be equal to 160 or amultiple of 160. For example, for an FDD system, if the subframes withinthe system frame period are excluded in the procedure 1, X=0; if thesubframes within the system frame period are excluded in the procedure2, X is the number of subframes configured for cell-specific SRStransmission within the system frame; if the subframes within the systemframe period are excluded in the procedure 3, X is the total number ofsubframes configured for cell-specific SRS transmission and PRACHtransmission within the system frame; if the subframes within the systemframe period are excluded in the procedure 4, X is the total number ofsubframes configured for cell-specific SRS transmission and subframesreserved for PUSCH transmission within the system frame; and, if thesubframes within the system frame period are excluded in the procedure5, X is the total number of subframes configured for cell-specific SRStransmission, subframes configured for PRACH transmission and subframesreserved for PUSCH transmission within the system frame. For example,for a TDD system, procedure 1 is used. For TDD uplink and downlinkconfiguration 2, only 1/5 of subframes are uplink subframes in eachsystem frame. Then, if only TDD downlink subframes, special subframesand subframes configured for SLSS transmission are excluded from the set{t_(i)}, the value of Pm is about 20.

According to one method of the present application, if the UE performsresource reselection on the subframe n, the UE performs channeldetection (for example, detecting a physical sidelink sharedchannel-reference signal receive power (PSSCH-RSRP) andsidelink-received signal strength indicator (S-RSSI)) on subframest_(n′−a−b+1), t_(n′−a−b), . . . , t_(n′−b), except subframes thattransmit a sidelink signal by themselves. Wherein, if the subframe nbelongs to the set {t_(i)}, n′ denotes a relative index of the subframen within the set {t_(i)}; and if the subframe n does not belong to theset {t_(i)}, n′ denotes a relative index of a first subframe belongingto the set {t_(i)} after the subframe n within the set {t_(i)}. a=I×Pmdenotes the maximum reservation period supported by the current carrier,and the value of b is defined by the standard, for example, b−1 or b−2.In this case, the resource selection window of the UE should be [n+T₁,n+T₂], where the values of T₁ and T₂ are determined by the UE, and theabsolute time between the subframe corresponding to n+T₁ and thesubframe corresponding to n should be not greater than 4 ms;20×P_(m)/100≤T₂≤P_(m)′, the selection of T₂ by the UE should meet thetime delay requirements of vehicle to vehicle (V2V) data packets. Thevalue of I is defined according to the standard definition, or isconfigured by the eNB or preconfigured, for example, I=10. It is to benoted that, except for the subframe n, subframes mentioned here aresubframes in the set {t_(i)}.

According to another method of the present application, if the UEperforms resource reselection on a subframe n, the UE performs channeldetection (for example, detecting a PSSCH-RSRP and S-RSSI) on subframesbelonging to the set {t_(i)} within a range [t_(I×Pm−1), t₀] exceptsubframes that transmit a sidelink signal by themselves. Alternatively,the UE performs channel detection (for example, detecting a S-RSSI) onsubframes belonging to the current resource pool in which the UE runswithin a range [n−t_((I×Pm−1)), n−t₀] except subframes that transmit asidelink signal by themselves. Wherein, if the subframe n belongs to theset {t_(i)}, t₀−n; and if the subframe n does not belong to the set{t_(i)}, t₀ denotes an index of a first subframe belonging to the set{t_(i)} in the whole system frame period before the subframe n, andt_((I×Pm−1)) denotes an index of a (I×Pm)^(th) subframe belonging to theset {t_(i)} in a whole system frame period before the subframe n.

According to yet another method of the present application, if the UEperforms resource reselection on a subframe n, the UE performs channeldetection (for example, detecting a PSSCH-RSRP and S-RSSI) on subframesbelonging to the set {t_(i)} within a range [t_(I×Pm−1), n−1] exceptsubframes that transmit a sidelink signal by themselves. Alternatively,the UE performs channel detection (for example, detecting a S-RSSI) onsubframes belonging to the current resource pool in which the UE runswithin a range [n−t_((I×Pm−1)), n−1] except subframes that transmit asidelink signal by themselves. Wherein, t_((I×Pm−1)) denotes an index ofa (I×Pm)^(th) subframe belonging to the set {t_(i)} in the whole systemframe period before the subframe n.

According to still another method of the present application, if the UEperforms resource reselection on a subframe n, the UE performs channeldetection (for example, detecting a PSSCH-RSRP and S-RSSI) on subframesbelonging to the set {t_(i)} within a range [n−D, n−1] except subframesthat transmit a sidelink signal by themselves. Alternatively, the UEperforms channel detection (for example, detecting a PSSCH-RSRP andS-RSSI) on subframes belonging to the current resource pool in which theUE runs within a range [n−D, n−1] except subframes that transmit asidelink signal by themselves. The value of D is defined according tothe standard definition, for example, D−1000.

If a UE physical layer receives a PSSCH scheduling grant from a UEhigher layer, the PSSCH scheduling grant schedules a PSSCHfrequency-domain resource set s on a subframe t_(n) for current TBtransmission, and the resource reservation subframe interval is Prsv; ifthe UE determines, according to the number of resource reservationsindicated by the PSSCH scheduling grant, that a subframe m for thej^(th) resource reservation does not belong to the resource pooldetermined in operation 220, or if only subframes for SLSS transmissionare excluded from the set {t_(i)} and the subframe m is a TDD downlinksubframe or a subframe of other types unavailable for V2X transmissionalthough it belongs to the resource pool determined in operation 220,the UE readjusts the subframe position of the reserved resource at thistime in one or more of the following three methods:

Procedure 1: the UE adjusts the position of the j^(th) reserved resourceto a first subframe belonging to the current resource pool after thesubframe m, as shown in FIG. 2, and regards a same frequency-domainresources set s on this subframe as an available PSSCH transmissionresource;

Procedure 2: the UE adjusts the position of the j^(th) reserved resourceto a first subframe belonging to the current resource pool before thesubframe m, and regards a same frequency-domain resources set s on thissubframe as an available PSSCH transmission resource; and

Procedure 3: the UE randomly selects a subframe belonging to the currentresource pool within a range of subframes [m+x,m+y], and regards a samefrequency-domain resources set s on this subframe as an available PSSCHtransmission resource, where all subframes within the range [m+x,m+y]belong to a same system frame period, both x and y are integers and canbe negative values, and the specific values of x and y are determined bythe UE.

Operation 240: The UE transmits a PSSCH on the determined resource forinitial transmission and on the reserved resource.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a part of subframes in theresource pool can be configured as transmission intervals, and the UEdetermines the position of the subframes serving as the transmissionintervals by receiving a signaling from the eNB or by pre-configuring.If a subframe for a PSSCH transmission resource currently selected bythe UE belongs to a transmission interval, and an uplink data centerinterconnection (DCI) received by the UE indicates that the UE needs totransmit a PUSCH on this subframe, the UE should preferentially transmitthe PUSCH and give up transmitting the PSSCH. On the contrary, if asubframe for a PSSCH transmission resource currently selected by the UEdoes not belong to a transmission interval, and an uplink DCI receivedby the UE indicates that the UE needs to transmit a PUSCH on thissubframe, the UE should preferentially guarantee to transmit the PSSCHand give up transmitting the PUSCH.

It is to be specifically noted that the UE can determine the priority ofchannels according to the rules described in operation 240, when allsidelink channels and PUSCHs are transmitted simultaneously.

So far, an embodiment ends. By the method of an embodiment of thepresent disclosure, if a subframe reserved by the UE according to aresource reservation subframe interval indicated by a higher layer doesnot belong to the current source pool, the UE can readjust the positionof the reserved resource to a nearest subframe belonging to the currentsource pool which is before or after the reserved resource, or to asubframe belonging to the current source pool which is determinedrandomly within a certain range. By this method, the alteration to theexisting standard is minimized.

Embodiment 2

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of features of a bitmap for configuring aresource pool according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 3, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, duringthe resource reservation performed by the UE, the granularity Pm of theresource reservation subframe interval can be related to the length B ofa bitmap for configuring a resource pool. Specifically, the value of Pmis an integral multiple of B. Thus, it is ensured that a subframe for aresource reserved by the UE according to any one resource reservationsubframe interval Prsv belongs to the current resource pool of the UE.In addition, in each system frame, a bitmap mapping offset specific tothe current system frame period is introduced, and bits, in the bitmap,corresponding to the offset are mapped onto subframes in the set {t_(i)}within the system frame. The specific implementation operations are asfollows.

Operation 310: A UE determines a set {t_(i)} of configurable V2Xsubframes within one system frame period.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE first determines thenumber of configurable V2X subframes according to the configuration ofthe current carrier, so as to determine the set {t_(i)}, the number ofsubframes in the set {t_(i)} being denoted by M. Wherein, the type ofsubframes, in one system frame, not belonging to configurable V2Xsubframes is defined by the standard or configured by an eNB. Forexample, subframes of this type can comprise subframes for SLSStransmission, downlink subframes on a TDD carrier, or more.Alternatively, subframes of this type only comprise subframes for SLSStransmission.

Operation 320: The UE determines specific information about a bitmap forconfiguring a resource pool, and determines, in the set {t_(i)},subframes belonging to the resource pool.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE determines specificinformation about a bitmap for configuring a resource pool according tothe pre-configuration or a configuration signaling of the eNB. Thespecific information of the bitmap comprises the length B of the bitmapand the specific value of each bit in the bitmap.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, on the boundary of thesystem frame period, a part of bits in the bitmap for configuring theresource pool will go beyond the current system frame period. Therefore,according to one implementation of the present application, theprocedure for the UE to determine a resource pool according to thebitmap and the set {t_(i)} is the same as the procedure described in theBackground. For example, within each system frame period, bits in thebitmap, starting from the zeroth bit, are mapped onto subframes in theset {t_(i)} within the system frame. According to this implementation,after crossing the system frame period, the distribution period ofsubframes in the resource pool change. In order to address this issue,preferably, the first B-mod(M,B) bits in the bitmap for configuring theresource pool should be the same as the last B-mod(M,B) bits in thebitmap. For example, for bit b_(l) having an index value of l in thebitmap, where l∈[0,B-mod(M,B)), b_(l)−b_(l+B-mod(M,B)) should besatisfied, as shown in FIG. 3.

According to another implementation of an embodiment of the presentdisclosure, within each system frame period, the bitmap for configuringthe resource pool is mapped onto subframes in the set {t_(i)} within thesystem frame period according to the bitmap mapping offset specific tothe system frame. Specifically, it is assumed that the universal timecoordinated (UTC) of the current moment is t, starting from the(Δ_(t))^(th) bit, the bitmap is mapped onto subframes belonging to theset {t_(i)} within the system frame. Δ_(t) denotes the bitmap mappingoffset used by the current system frame period, indicating the number ofbits not mapped onto subframes during the last bitmap mapping of theprevious system frame period, where Δ_(t)=mod (└t−T_(ref))/10.24┘×M, B),T_(ref) denotes a particular UTC reference time point. Wherein, the UEcan determine the UTC reference point by defining according to thestandard or by pre-configuration. For example, the UTC reference pointcan be pre-configured or defined according to the standard as greenwichmean time (GMT) 00:00:00 on Jan. 1, 1900, or the UTC reference point canbe determined by receiving a signaling of the eNB. According to thisimplementation, for any subframe t_(j) in the set {t_(i)}, if the(mod(j+Δ_(t), B))^(th) bit in the bitmap is 1, it is indicated that thesubframe t_(j) belongs to the resource pool configured by the bitmap.Preferably, if a UE determining Δ_(t) in this way transmits a physicalsideline broadcast channel (PSBCH), the UE should transmit the value ofΔ_(t) within the current system frame period in the PSBCH.

According to still another implementation of an embodiment of thepresent disclosure, if the UE can determine a UTC reference time pointon the current carrier, the UE uses the particular UTC reference timepoint as a starting point for calculating the first system frame of thecurrent carrier. The bitmap for configuring the resource pool, afterrepetition, is successively mapped onto the subsequent configurable V2Xsubframes, starting from the first configurable V2X subframe followingthis reference point. Specifically, for any subframe t_(j) in the set{t_(i)} within the current system frame period, if the(mod(└(t−T_(ref))/10.24┘×M+j, B))^(th) bit in the bitmap is 1, it isindicated that the subframe t_(j) belongs to the resource poolconfigured by the bitmap. Or otherwise, it is indicated that thesubframe t_(j) does not belong to the resource pool. Wherein, t denotesthe UTC time of the current moment, and T_(ref) denotes a particular UTCreference time point. The UE can determine the UTC reference point bydefining according to the standard or by pre-configuration. For example,the UTC reference point can be pre-configured or defined according tothe standard as GMT 00:00:00 on Jan. 1, 1900, or the UTC reference pointcan be determined by receiving a signaling of the eNB.

According to still another implementation of an embodiment of thepresent disclosure, a synchronization source transmits the bitmapmapping offset used by the current system frame period through asignaling, and the synchronization source comprises an eNB or a UEtransmitting a synchronization signal. It is assumed that the UTC timeof the current time is t, the UE maps, starting from the ({tilde over(Δ)}_(t))^(th) bit, the bitmap onto subframes belonging to the set{t_(i)} within the system frame, where {tilde over(Δ)}_(t)=mod(mod(└(t−{tilde over (T)}_(ref))/10.24┘×M, B)+Δ, B), {tildeover (T)}_(ref) denotes the UTC time when the UE receives a signalingindicative of the bitmap mapping offset from a synchronization sourcethe last time, Δ and is the bitmap mapping offset indicated by thesynchronization source received by the UE the last time. According tothis implementation, for any subframe t_(j) in the set {t_(i)}, if the(mod(j+Δ_(t), B))^(th) bit in the bitmap is 1, it is indicated that thesubframe t_(j) belongs to the resource pool configured by the bitmap.Preferably, if a UE determining Δ_(t) in this way transmits a PSBCH, theUE should transmit the value of Δ_(t) within the current system frameperiod in the PSBCH.

Operation 330: The UE selects, after resource reselection, the positionof a resource for initial transmission, determines, in the resourcepool, the subframe position of the reserved resource according to aresource reservation subframe interval Prsv and the number of resourcereservations, and readjusts the position of the reserved resource when acertain condition is satisfied.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, if only a small number ofsubframes within a system frame period are excluded from the set{t_(i)}, for example, if only the subframe for SLSS is excluded, and ifthere are other subframes that cannot be configured for V2X, those othersubframes that cannot be configured for V2X have no influence on the set{t_(i)}. Because only a small number of subframes are excluded, andduring the resource reservation, although the reservation intervalindicates the number of subframes belonging to the set {t_(i)}, thenumber of subframes corresponding to an absolute time of this intervalis not much different from the number of subframes in the set {t_(i)}indicated by the reservation interval. In this case, the value of Pm canbe determined according to the typical time delay requirements of theV2X data packets, and should be an integral multiple of B. For example,Pm is equal to 98.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, if a large number ofsubframes within the system frame period are excluded from the set{t_(i)}, for example, subframes for SLSS and TDD downlink subframes areboth excluded. In addition, after such a large number of subframes areexcluded from the set {t_(i)}, there may be other subframes that cannotbe configured for V2X, and those other subframes that cannot beconfigured for V2X have no influence on the set {t_(i)}. Because a largenumber of subframes are excluded, and during the resource reservation,the reservation interval indicates the number of subframes belonging tothe set {t_(i)}, the number of subframes corresponding to the absolutetime of this interval may be much greater than the number of subframesin the set {t_(i)} indicated by the reservation interval. Since thetypical time delay of V2X data packets is required to be 100 ms, theabsolute time corresponding to the reservation interval should be asclose as possible to 100 ms. In addition, the reservation intervalshould be an integral multiple of B. Therefore, in this case, the valueof Pm can be adjusted according to the number of subframes excluded fromthe set {t_(i)} relative to the whole system frame period. For example,for TDD uplink and downlink configuration 2, only ⅕ of subframes areuplink subframes. Then, if TDD downlink subframes are excluded from theset {t_(i)}, the value of Pm is about 48. The UE can determine thespecific correspondence between Pm and the number of subframes to beexcluded from the set {t_(i)}, by receiving the configuration of the eNBor by pre-configuration.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the granularity Pm of theresource reservation subframe interval can be related to the value of B.Preferably, the value of Pm should be an integer, closest to 100, whichcan be exactly divided by B. For example, if B=16, Pm=96; and if B=20 or100, Pm=100.

If a UE physical layer receives a PSSCH scheduling grant indicted by aUE higher layer, the PSSCH scheduling grant schedules a PSSCHfrequency-domain resource set s on a subframe t_(n) for current TBtransmission, and the resource reservation subframe interval is Prsv; ifthe UE determines, according to the number of resource reservationsindicated by the PSSCH scheduling grant, that a subframe m for thej^(th) resource reservation does not belong to the resource pooldetermined in operation 320, or if only subframes for SLSS transmissionare excluded from the set {t_(i)} and the subframe m is a TDD downlinksubframe or a subframe of other types unavailable for V2X transmissionalthough it belongs to the resource pool determined in operation 220,the UE readjusts the subframe position of the reserved resource in a waythe same as that in Embodiment 2.

Operation 340: The UE transmits a PSSCH on the determined resource forinitial transmission and on the reserved resource.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a part of subframes in theresource pool can be configured as transmission intervals, and the UEdetermines the position of the subframes serving as the transmissionintervals by receiving a signaling from the eNB or by pre-configuration.If a subframe for a PSSCH transmission resource currently selected bythe UE is a transmission interval, and an uplink DCI received by the UEindicates that the UE needs to transmit a PUSCH on this subframe, the UEshould preferentially transmit the PUSCH and give up transmitting thePSSCH. On the contrary, if a subframe for a PSSCH transmission resourcecurrently selected by the UE is not a transmission interval, and anuplink DCI received by the UE indicates that the UE needs to transmit aPUSCH on this subframe, the UE should preferentially transmit the PSSCHand give up transmitting the PUSCH.

So far, an embodiment ends. By the method of an embodiment of thepresent disclosure, the granularity Pm of the resource reservationsubframe interval is an integral multiple of the length of the bitmapfor configuring the resource pool. Therefore, it is ensured that thesubframe for the reserved source will not go beyond the subframescontained in the resource pool. In addition, by the introduction of thebitmap mapping offset specific to the system frame, it is ensured thatthe period of subframes in the resource pool will not change aftercrossing the boundary of the system frame. In the above two ways, it canbe ensured that the reserved resource for the UE is always a subframebelonging to the resource pool.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an equipment for determiningtransmitting resources according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

The present application further discloses an equipment for determiningtransmitting resources in V2X communication, the structure of which isshown in FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 4, the equipment comprises a resource pooldetermination module, a reserved resource determination module and aPSSCH transmission module.

The resource pool determination module is configured to determine a set{t_(i)} of configurable V2X subframes and determine subframes containedin a resource pool in the set {t_(i)} according to a bitmap forconfiguring the resource pool.

The reserved resource determination module is configured to select,after resource reselection, the position of a resource for initialtransmission, determine, in the resource pool, the subframe position ofthe reserved resource according to a resource reservation subframeinterval Prsv and the number of resource reservations, and readjusts theposition of the reserved resource when a certain condition is satisfied.

The PSSCH transmission module is configured to transmit a PSSCH on theresource for initial transmission and on the reserved resource.

It can be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art that allof or a part of operations in the embodiment methods can be implementedby instructing related hardware by programs. The programs can be storedin a computer-readable storage medium, and, when executed, include oneor a combination of the operations of the method various embodiments.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the presentapplication can be integrated into a processing module. Alternatively,each unit can exist alone physically. Alternatively, two or more unitscan be integrated into one module. The integrated module can beimplemented in the form of hardware, or can be implemented in the formof a software functional module. If the integrated module is implementedin the form of a software functional module and sold or used as anindependent product, the integrated module can also be stored in acomputer-readable storage medium.

The storage medium can be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, anoptical disk, and the like.

While the present disclosure has been shown and described with referenceto various embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilledin the art that various changes in form and details may be made thereinwithout departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure asdefined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method performed by a terminal for sidelinkcommunication in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:receiving, from a base station, configuration information associatedwith a resource pool for the sidelink communication, the configurationinformation including information on a reservation period for theresource pool; identifying candidates of resources in the resource poolbased on the configuration information; identifying resources to beexcluded from the candidates of resources; identifying resourcesavailable for an uplink transmission based on the candidates ofresources and the resources to be excluded from the candidates ofresources; transmitting control information for the resources availablefor the uplink transmission; and transmitting data based on theresources available for the uplink transmission.
 2. The method of claim1, wherein identifying the resources available for the uplinktransmission further comprises: monitoring a physical sidelink controlchannel (PSCCH) in a sensing window; and selecting the resourcesavailable for the uplink transmission based on the monitoring result ina selection window.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the selectionwindow is determined by the terminal.
 4. The method of claim 1, whereinthe configuration information associated with the resource pool includesresource block information and an offset value for the sidelinkcommunication.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the resources availablefor the uplink transmission include resources except at least onesubframe for a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS), at least onedownlink subframe for time division duplexing (TDD), at least onespecial subframe for TDD, and at least one reserved subframe.
 6. Themethod of claim 5, wherein the configuration information includesinformation on the at least one reserved subframe.
 7. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the control information is transmitted on a PSCCH, andwherein the data is transmitted on a physical sidelink shared channel(PSSCH).
 8. A terminal for sidelink communication in a wirelesscommunication system, the terminal comprising: a transceiver; and acontroller configured to: receive, via the transceiver from a basestation, configuration information associated with a resource pool forthe sidelink communication, the configuration information includinginformation on a reservation period for the resource pool, identifycandidates of resources in the resource pool based on the configurationinformation, identify resources to be excluded from the candidates ofresources, identify resources available for an uplink transmission basedon the candidates of resources and the resources to be excluded from thecandidates of resources, transmit, via the transceiver, controlinformation for the resources available for the uplink transmission, andtransmit, via the transceiver, data based on the resources available forthe uplink transmission.
 9. The terminal of claim 8, wherein thecontroller is further configured to: monitor a physical sidelink controlchannel (PSCCH) in a sensing window, and select the resources availablefor the uplink transmission based on the monitoring result in aselection window.
 10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the selectionwindow is determined by the terminal.
 11. The terminal of claim 8,wherein the configuration information associated with the resource poolincludes resource block information and an offset value for the sidelinkcommunication.
 12. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the resourcesavailable for the uplink transmission include resources except at leastone subframe for a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS), at least onedownlink subframe for time division duplexing (TDD), at least onespecial subframe for TDD, and at least one reserved subframe.
 13. Theterminal of claim 12, wherein the configuration information includesinformation on the at least one reserved subframe.
 14. The terminal ofclaim 8, wherein the control information is transmitted on a PSCCH, andwherein the data is transmitted on a physical sidelink shared channel(PSSCH).